Below is a list of initial questions that was brainstormed as a group before receiving our meal worms.

  • Do they react to music/sound?
  • Do they eat gum?
  • Do they like light or dark?
  • Do they glow in the dark?
  • Will they travel through a tunnel or climb above it?
  • Do they prefer to be left alone or in a group?
  • Do they float?
  • Do they turn into a beetle quicker in the presence of a beetle?
  • Do they gravitate to specific colours?
  • Can we get them to travel in a straight line?
  • How do they respond to being dropped?
  • How do they react to smells?
  • Do they prefer male or female voices?
  • Can they escape when tied in a string?
  • Do mealworms have an odour? Not really.
  • How do they react to being sniffed?
  • Do they have legs?